Suicide Bomber Kills Pakistani Provincial Official, Seven Others

by Wochit
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Suicide Bomber Kills Pakistani Provincial Official, Seven Others

by Wochit
0:34 mins

DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed the law minister of a Pakistani province and seven others on Wednesday as the country marked the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Israr Gandapur was killed as he greeted residents of his home village. More than 30 people were wounded in the attack, including Gandapur's elder brother. Gandapur was a local chief and the law minister for the northern Khyber Pakutunkhwa province, the heartland of the Taliban. The province is ruled by a party that favors peace talks with the Taliban. (Writing by Katharine Houreld; editing by Mike Collett-White)